Hildegard of Bingen & the Billingsgate trumpet

The church at Alderton houses a unique wooden 13th-century effigy of alderman and parliamentarian William de Combemartin.  This effigy inspires Fiori to perform music by the contemporaneous medieval mystic and healer Hildegard of Bingen – one of the great medical authorities of her day – in celebration of Schweitzer, surgeon & physician.  We feature soprano Judit Felszeghy in some of Hildegard’s most inspired and transcendental compositions .  And we explore the medieval musical world further with guest player Daniel Sarafini on a rare Billingsgate trumpet, to evoke medieval London.  Other instruments in the programme include, cornetto, hurdy-gurdy, sagbutt, baroque trumpet & violin.

Billingsgate trumpet fanfares
Hildegard        In ecclesia
Schmelzer       Sonata a  tre, 
Hildegard        O viridissima virga
Schmeltzer      La Carioletta
Hildegard        O nobilissima viriditas
J Hingeston     Fantasia 
Alfonso X         Cantiga 
Biber                 Sonata a tre
Hildegard        Ave generosa
Riccio               Jubilent omnes

Fiori Musicali Chamber Ensemble
on authentic instruments

Judit Felszeghy soprano, Adrian Woodward trumpet, cornetto, hurdy gurdy, Hazel Brooks violin, Daniel Sarafina sagbutt & Billingsgate trumpet, dulcian, Penelope Rapson director/organ

This concert is supported by the Continuo Foundation